SC official to investigate bogus campaign emails

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A South Carolina prosecutor says officials will launch an investigation into fake emails purporting to be from Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign.

Deputy Attorney General Bryan Stirling said Friday that the chief of South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division, Mark Keel, has been asked to conduct a preliminary review of the facts surrounding the controversy.

Stirling says that the findings of the investigation will be presented to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, who will determine if any laws have been broken.